Conoce a Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz / Get to Know Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (Spanish Edition)

Cuarenta mitos y leyendas constituyen este mágico libro. Edna Iturralde hace un recorrido por los países latinoamericanos y su rica tradición oral. Además de historias muy conocidas, encontrarás otras que son igulamente conmovedoras, o a veces incluso... escalofriantes.

Hurricanes plague the tropics from June through November. Some years bring just a handful of storms. Other years, meteorologists run out of names because there are so many. In this Spanish title, readers learn how and where these storms form and the dangers they pose to the land and people who live in Gulf and Atlantic coast regions.

El gran poeta romántico español del siglo xix nació en Sevilla y murió en Madrid. Esta antología de sus Rimas pretende acercar a los lectores más jóvenes una particular propuesta que sigue un itinerario existencial. Se trata de un recorrido temático, con principio y fin, por los grandes temas de la vida y la poesía de Bécquer. En sus páginas, deliciosamente ilustradas, nos encontramos versos tan populares como “Volverán las oscuras golondrinas”, o “Al brillar de un relámpago nacemos”. No son las Rimas de Bécquer poesías estrictamente infantiles, aunque nadie discute su...

Open this book and, using the included magical press-out flashlight, illuminate a nighttime world full of amazing animals! Whether exploring an Amazon jungle or an African safari, kids will discover all sorts of creatures that are most active in the darkness. Packed with fun facts and illustrations, too.

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...